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Flood early warning systems : knowledge and tools for their critical assessment /
Focusing specifically on the topic of flood risk in mountainous regions, the book can be viewed as a sort of manual for EWS designers, managers, and users. It is organised into different independent sections which will appeal both to experts as well as those with an interest in the subject. Most of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
WIT Press,
Ã2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Flood Early Warning Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: The idea and the structure of the book; I.1 Flood mitigation tools and FEWSs; I.2 The objective and the structure of the book; Bibliography; 1. Basics of early warning; 1.1 The decision-making process during a flood warning; 1.2 The decision-making problem: a possible framework; 1.3 The "Total Warning System"; 1.4 A flood warning review; 1.5 Research needs and potential; 1.6 Conclusions; Bibliography; Suggested lectures; 1.A An analysis of four Italian FEWSs; 1.A.1 The FEWS for the Piemonte region
- 1.A.2 The FEWS for the town of Crotone1.A.3 The FEWS for the Arno river basin; 1.A.4 The FEWS for the Adige river basin; Bibliography; 2. The role of forecasts; 2.1 Theory: from forecasts accuracy to forecasts quality and value; 2.2 Implementing the methodology: the case of Sondrio; 2.3 Results: critical analysis and generalisation; 2.4 Conclusions; Bibliography; 3. Damage assessment; 3.1 Damages, impacts, losses and costs; 3.2 The evaluation of flood losses: available tools; 3.3 Damage assessment worldwide: a critical overview; 3.4 Implementing tools: the case of Sondrio
- 3.5 Results: discussion and generalisation3.6 The role of scientific uncertainty; 3.7 Conclusions; Bibliography; 4. Warning, emergency management and damage reduction; 4.1 The effects of warning on expected damages; 4.2 Assessment methods: how actual damages can be evaluated?; 4.3 Implementing tools: the case of Sondrio; 4.4 Results: discussion and generalisation; 4.5 The role of scientific uncertainty; 4.6 Conclusions; Bibliography; 4.A Actual damage estimation: a real implementation of the event-tree approach; 4.A.1 The Gippsland flood; 4.A.2 The Maitland and Newcastle flood
- 4.A.3 Final remarksBibliography; Conclusion: Summary of contents and critical discussion; C.1 Summary of contents; C.2 Critical discussion; Bibliography